Text in Shona: Anowedzera kuti: "Kana muri imi, kuzodzwa kwamakagamuchira kubva kwaari kunoramba kuri mamuri, uye hamufaniri henyu kudzidziswa nomumwe munhu; asi, kuzodza kwake zvakuri kukudzidzisai pamusoro pezvinhu zvose, zvakuri kwechokwadi uye zvakusiri kwenhema, uye zvakwakakudzidzisai, rambai muri pamwe naye." (1 Joh.
Translation of the previous text to Swahili (individual language):
Nanyi mafuta yale mliyopata kwake yanakaa ndani yenu, wala hamna haja ya mtu kuwafundisha, lakini kama mafuta yake yanavyowafundisha habari za mambo yote, tena ni kweli wala si uongo, na kama yalivyowafundisha, kaeni ndani yake.